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End-of-Day Market Summary for November 11, 2011

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' summary for Friday, November 11, 2011, covering headlines from Friday's trading session.

Today at market close, the Dow Jones Index traded up about 259.67 points or 2.18%, the S&P 500 traded 1.95% higher, the Nasdaq Composite Index traded up 2.04%, and the U.S. dollar trades slightly lower near the $77.10 level.

On the economic calendar, the University of Michigan Confidence number came in at 64.2 versus an estimate of 61.5.
On the commodity front, gold and silver futures traded mixed today, with gold trading about 0.05% higher today. Energy futures are mixed as well, with crude oil up over 1.3% near the $99.05 level and gasoline futures are trading lower by about 1.1%. Natural Gas futures are lower by about 2% and copper futures are trading over 0.2% higher.